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Eventide residents’ concerns quashed
Recent meeting at retirement home prompts further security measures.
Man injured after being hit by truck
Equality roadshow
Ararat has been selected as a stop on the state government's gender equality roadshow, designed to inform the ...
Taekwondo classes set for Stawell
DOUG Abrahall’s taekwondo class is set to embark on a new challenge working out of the Stawell Secondary ...
Grand plans for Tatyoon rec reserve
Tatyoon sporting reserve receives funding boost.
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Council seeks new cinema deal
Insurance, bookkeeping nearly had Northern Grampians Shire give cinema the flick.
Red Garters open invite to premiere
‘Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie’ premieres in Australia on Thursday August 4th, 2016, and the Stawell Red Garters invite ...
Meet Graham, the ugly face of road trauma
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Mid-air fight could cost Aussies tens of thousands of dollars
NSW: A mid-air brawl could cost a group of men mightily after a Jetstar flight was forced to ...
Migaloo the white whale spotted
NSW: Migaloo, the white whale, has been seen off the Port Stephens coast.
Doctor faces inquiry after woman dies at home
NSW: The Illawarra once rallied to save Trudy Davis' life; but in 2013 she died hours after being ...
Plea for calm over mosque approval
NSW: A mayor is calling for calm after his council’s approved a mosque, sparking a tense and mixed ...
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Cellar-dwellers battle
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Road trip beckons for the Rovers
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Pumas push for finals spot
Moyston-Willaura host Penshurst in a match of the round candidate
Rovers close in on finals
Tatyoon Hawks set for a title shot
Tatyoon jump ahead on the ladder following their win over Hawkesdale Macarthur
Ararat fall to clinical Tigers
Woorndoo Mortlake accounted for the Eagles, while resting players in the lead up to finals.
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Nice, Orlando attacks prompt look at link between terrorism and mental health
Australia's counter-terrorism czar has been tasked with exploring whether potential "lone wolf" terrorists can be better identified by ...
Headaches for Bill Shorten as Labor Left splits, NSW Right rumbles over frontbench
Labor's National Left faction is set to formally split and shadow minister Kim Carr is ready to lead ...
Census: The ABS has been quietly holding on to our names
The Bureau of Statistics has been quietly hanging on to the names it collects with the census to ...
No required action for Australia amid Brexit fall-out: report
Last month's Brexit vote is expected to have only a very limited impact on the Australian economy, a ...
Abolish the Family Court? Please explain
Family violence advocates, One Nation, men's rights groups...it seems everyone wants family law system reform. But the head ...
AMA would be 'gobsmacked' if Coalition stuck with Medicare rebate freeze, demand phase out
The Australian Medical Association has labelled the Medicare Benefits Schedule freeze the single most damaging policy of the ...
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Council seeks new cinema deal
Insurance, bookkeeping nearly had Northern Grampians Shire give cinema the flick.
Red Garters open invite to premiere
‘Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie’ premieres in Australia on Thursday August 4th, 2016, and the Stawell Red Garters invite ...
Entertainment
Star Trek Beyond's Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto and Justin Lin on why the franchise has lived long and prospered
The latest Star Trek instalment, Star Trek Beyond, features some introspective moments for the crew of the USS ...
The unreal universe of Matt Damon and Jason Bourne, his 'anti-Bond' action hero
Matt Damon likes to think of himself as the other guy in the room, in a universe where ...
Shannen Doherty shares raw images of breast cancer treatment on Instagram
The former 90210 actress shared some honest images to her Instagram account on Wednesday.
Divergent finale to debut on TV with spinoff series after box office flop
The final movie of the Divergent series will skip theatres to debut on television with a spinoff series, ...
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Medibank customer complaints have sky-rocketed since its privatisation
Medibank customers appear to be the most dissatisfied, with complaints to the Private Health Insurance Ombudsman sky-rocketing in the past ...
Theatre review: Extinction by Hannie Rayson at the Playhouse, Canberra Theatre Centre, is first-rate drama
Hannie Rayson's new play is laden with drama, complicated by conflict, and laced with humour and surprise.
HIV prevention drug PrEP being tested on high-risk adolescents
A preventative HIV drug being used by thousands of gay men in Australia is being tested on teenagers ...
Peter Mac not short on funds, cancer patient needs being met, says health minister
Health Minister Jill Hennessy slams reports that dozens of beds and chemotherapy treatment chairs at the recently opened ...
Bank sold $650 debt after woman failed to pay fees for account she didn't want
Patricia Howard's first hint that something was wrong came when one of her credit cards was cancelled. Then ...
Pride Project looks toward bright future
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So much to do, so little time to get it done
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Travel
Skiing verses snowboarding: Does anyone snowboard anymore?
For the past few years there has been much talk about the ''death of snowboarding''. But is it ...
Tips to taking photos on holidays: 10 things you're not allowed to take photos of
For the non-tripod toting photographer, here are some rules around what you can and can't shoot.
How Ireland kept Star Wars a secret
This is a special place, even without the Star Wars connection.
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With summer days that stretch to midnight and a relaxed harbour-front lifestyle, there's plenty to like about a ...